Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-21
REMARKS.

Mortality reports have been received
from sixty-three cities and towns this
month, containing an estimated pop
ulation of five hundred and sixty-four
thousand inhabitants. Total deaths
were seven hundred and ffty-hine, a
percentage for the month of "l.3 pei
thounsand, which continues to indi-
cate the general healthfulness OF the
State, and the absence of any cpl
demic disease of a fatal character.
This limited mortality at this season
of the year, speaks volumes for the
salubrity Of our climate, compared
with other States throughout the
Union. The temperature throughout
the month been a little below the
normal; no deaths from sunstroke
have been reported.
ConsurSption.-Ninety-one deaths
have been reported from this cause
during the month of July, which is a
notable decrease from last month.
Pneumonia has not shown cores
ponding decrease in its fatality, there
being thirty-eight decedents from this
cause, thirty-two OF them occurring in
San Francisco.
Bronchitis is credited with eight
deaths, seven Of which occurred in
Sau Francisco.
Congestion of the lungs had five
deaths, majority of which were like
wise in the Bay City.
Diphtheria is credited with twenty
five deaths, two of which occurred I'm
Vallejo, one in st. Helena, twenty in
San Francisco, and two in Amador.
Group had nine deaths.
WhoOping cough records five deaths.
Scarlet fever is credited with four
deaths.
Measles was fatal in four cases.
Smallpox caused three deaths in
San Francisco.
Diarrhea and dysentery.--The NOR
tality is thirteen, which is a decrease
from former report.
Cholera infantum likewise shows an
important decrease from the former
report, deaths numbering thirty-two,
nineteen of them being credited to
San Francisco.
Typhoid fever.-The deaths occur
ring from this disease were only four
teen, which is a decrease of one-third
from the preceding month, an excep-
tionally small number for July.
Typho-malarial fever had but three
deaths.
Remittent and intermittent fevers
are credited with eight deaths.
Cerebro-spinal fever-The deaths
from this affection numbered ten,
which is an increase from last report.
Alcoholism had mortality. OF six.
Heart disease was fatal to forty-six
persons.
Cancer proved fatal to forty-one.
The following towns report no
deaths: Arbuckle, Alturas, Bodie,
Bakersfield, Cotton, Calico, Cloverdalc,
Downieville, Elk Grove, Etna Mills,
Hopland, Igo, Knights Ferry. Locke
ford, Los Gatos, Mariposa, Newcastle,
San Mateo, Saucelito, Tehachapi,
Trinity county, Willis, Williams and
Livermore.
PREVAILING DISEASES.
Reports received from all parts of
the State continue to show an ex-
tremely satisfactory condition OF the
public health; if we except malarial
diseases, we find that there are no
other zymotic diseases prevailing to
any extent throughout the State. AT
this season of the year, when the
rivers have receded and the waters of
the ponds and lagoons have to great
extent evaporated, malaria must be
expected. Fortunately for us its type
is not destructive, and California is
happily spared those pernicious palu-
dai fevers which are so common in
the Southern States. 1t will be no.
ticed that diarrhna and dysetery, and
other bowel affections, are observed
frequently in great many, towns; the
cases seem to be all sporadic, depend
ing more on specific causes than alto
gether on climatic influences.
Pneumonia was noticed in Lodi, Le-
moore, Anderson, Colfax, Bodie, Sail
mas, Downey, Truckee and sacra-
mento.
bronchitis was also reported in